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Comments for "ive always wondered...."enYea but the Nuggets werehttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611813
<p>Yea but the Nuggets were really consistent with Melo, and If Lebron's Cavs were in the west I could pretty much guarantee you they wouldn't have made it to the finals...</p>
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:14:25 +0000jwall1comment 611813 at http://www.nbadraft.netMelo's never played with ahttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611763
<p>Melo's never played with a star? Have you ever heard of Allen Iverson? He only averaged 25.6 ppg, 7.1 apg, and 1.9 spg on .456% shooting while playing with Melo. </p>
<p>I don't think I'm being too harsh here because I honestly think those Nugget teams from 06-09 were well constructed. Having guys like Marcus Campby, Kenyon Martin, Chris Anderson, Billups, Iverson, JR Smith, and Nene is better than most people get, and Melo could only get out the first round with those guys once. </p>
<p>I also think his lack of patience hurts him as well, on and off the court. He made the playoffs for so many years, but couldn't wait a year or two to get things back on track? Which for Melo is kind of sad, when in hindsite he left a team that had a young Ty Lawson, young Arron Afflolo, young JR Smith, and prime Nene. To this day I bet he regrets leaving that team. </p>
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Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:06:19 +0000AmiableBaller34comment 611763 at http://www.nbadraft.netWhat does he do better thanhttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611733
<p> What does he do better than LeBron at this point? </p>
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:40:00 +0000Lipstickcomment 611733 at http://www.nbadraft.netLebron has improved, but inhttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611723
<p> Lebron has improved, but in regards to versatility, Lebron is not on Melo's level....</p>
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:12:45 +0000jwall1comment 611723 at http://www.nbadraft.netMelo is not a more skilledhttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611713
<p>Melo is not a more skilled scorer than LeBron. Not in 2013. </p>
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:23:54 +0000Lipstickcomment 611713 at http://www.nbadraft.netJust because Melo isn't ashttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611693
<p>Just because Melo isn't as defensively skilled as other superstars does not mean he isn't trying on defense. And what are you talking about him not rebounding? Hes averaging over 7 per game in his career. Melo is superstar because he can score the basketball. He has never had another star on his roster like Lebron (who has Wade) and Durant (Westbrook) have had. Melo is one of the most versatile and talented scorers in the league. Not everyone can pass the ball like Lebron and defend like Paul George, but on the other end Melo is a more skilled scorer than Lebron and George. </p>
Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:13:12 +0000jwall1comment 611693 at http://www.nbadraft.netI completely disagree withhttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611544
<p> I completely disagree with this statement. Melo is not a leader, and he certainly isn't a team player. This is the one aspect that super stars have to get over in their careers, and for some reason Melo just doesn't want to eat his pride, and move the ball. The only super star I can thing of who hasn't &quot;sold out&quot;, and commit to team ball is Kobe to an extent, and Melo just ins't on that level either. I can honestly say that for Melo's entire career, last year was the only time I ever saw him actually try on defense and rebound. It shouldn't take ten years to figure this out. Melo constantly throws his teams under the bus, and what he did to Denver was just terrible. I know we all complain about Dwight, LeBron, CP3, and such leaving their teams, but out of all of them Melo is the only one who really FORCED himself on another team. It's a shame, because ten years from now, our kids will probably look back at this and see Melo in the same light as another Denver Nugget: Alex English, the leading scorer of the 80's, but not as recognisable as all the other starts of that era. </p>
Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:39:21 +0000AmiableBaller34comment 611544 at http://www.nbadraft.netYes, Melo is a superstar. Ihttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611534
<p> Yes, Melo is a superstar. I think he is genuinely a team player and a leader, but not to an extent like Lebron and Durant. I think with Lebron or Durant the Knicks would only be slightly better. The Knicks as a whole need to be completely rebuilt IMO. </p>
Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:58:00 +0000jwall1comment 611534 at http://www.nbadraft.netTo be fair Amare has beenhttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611522
<p>To be fair Amare has been washed up for a while. And though Melo is one of the most talented scorers of his generation he's not the leader that Lebron, CP3, Durant, or even George are, and that seems to be the biggest difference. But we're also not in the locker room with the team so we don't know how he acts behind the scenes.</p>
Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:00:25 +0000Chilbert arenascomment 611522 at http://www.nbadraft.netMelo is a superstar scorerhttp://www.nbadraft.net/forum/ive-always-wondered#comment-611520
<p>Melo is a superstar scorer but he's not a team player. Basketball is a team sport, which is why Melo struggles so much, especially when his supporting cast isn't performing well. On the Nuggets, he always had a strong supporting cast but in New York, he's finally dealing with the woes of playing with bad players and he's not making them better.</p>
<p>Simply, he doesn't make his teammates better, isn't a leader on either end of the floor, and he alienates himself on the offensive end.</p>
<p>He's a superstar scorer but that's it.</p>
Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:46:30 +0000Tongue-Out-Like-23comment 611520 at http://www.nbadraft.net